Music: Two Right Hands

"Mr. Edwards places what he calls 'emotional honesty' first in
importance," read the high-flown album notes. "He believes that
technical accuracy, slavish adherence to original harmonies and melody
are secondary. Mrs. Edwards returned from private life to take part in
this album, selecting her own repertoire of sophisticated songs,
several of which she originally introduced in Trenton, N.J." Thus
Columbia Records several weeks ago launched a new pianist-singer team
on an album entitled The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards, currently
the liveliest sleeper on the market. In the album's cover picture, two
right hands linger over the keyboard, but the unwary...